What seemed at first to be a tip-in goal for Nazem Kadri was quickly revealed to have also been tipped by Tavares in front of the net afterwards. That would be good for his 25th marker of the season, giving the Leafs a 1-0 lead just 2:24 into the game.

Just 2:25 later, however, Nick Foligno would find the back of the net, as Garret Sparks was beat five-hole. Not the best for Garret to give up (though he did rebound nicely with a great save off of Seth Jones later on), but for now we’re tied at 1-1.

He’s a Leaf, and he’s great (the feed from Marner wasn’t too shabby either). Sergei Bobrovsky, on the other hand, did not look so hot on this one, allowing the ugly go-ahead goal for the Leafs, who would carry the 2-1 lead into the first intermission.

2nd Period

The offense would continue for the Leafs about halfway through the second period. With both teams playing a little 4 on 4, Auston Matthews would feed Mitch Marner rushing towards the net, and Mitch wouldn’t squander the opportunity, converting for his 13th of the season.

The Leafs would head into the second intermission up 3-1, with a slight 19-18 advantage in the shot column as well. A much stronger period for Garret Sparks, who was perfect on the ten shots he faced.

3rd Period

The third period began pretty uneventfully, and looked like it would continue as such. The Jackets weren’t pressing much, and Sparks was up to the task whenever they did.

With the fourth line on the ice with less than seven minutes to play, it was Trevor Moore who got things going for the Leafs:

The 4th line has been great tonight and their effort gets rewarded. It starts with a smart clear from Trevor Moore who springs free Par Lindholm. He proceeds to set up Frederik Gauthier who buried it. 4-1 Leafs. #LeafsForeverpic.twitter.com/ZRAY2NdJ4h

The new Leaf, in his second game, sprung Par Lindholm, who set up Frederik Gauthier for the 4-1 goal. A beautiful net-front feed from Lindholm, and Frederik Gauthier has goals in back to back games. Trevor Moore, meanwhile, continues his point-per-game career pace. Not too shabby.

With 1:28 left in the game, Artemi Panarin would find the back of the net on a ridiculous one-timer off of a feed from Zach Werenski to bring things to 4-2.

That’s all she wrote, though. Though the Jackets continued to assert pressure late in the game, they were unable to cut the lead down any further, and the Leafs would walk away with their fifth straight victory, 4-2.

Corsis (via Corsica-Hockey)

Not the prettiest outing for the Leafs possession-wise, but the Leafs pulled through. Some of this was definitely score effects-related, but the Leafs also capitalized on the opportunities they produced, and walked away with the win.